Exchange of colicin receptor capacity between strains of Escherichia coli sensitive or resistant to colicin K-K235.
Phage and colicin-resistant mutants were derived from Escherichia coli K-12P678. Two classes of phage T6 and colicin K-resistant mutants (genotype tsx) were isolated. Tsx-2 mutants, which demonstrated mucoid growth and increased sensitivities to many antibiotics, became sensitive to colicin K when pretreated with ethylenediaminetetraacetate (EDTA), whereas Tsx-1 mutants did not. Reassociation of EDTA-released material partially restored resistance to colicin K for Tsx-2 mutants. When EDTA-released material from strain P678 was associated with either class of K-resistant mutant, an increase in colicin K sensitivity resulted. Observations suggest that colicin K can act on its target site once it penetrates the cell surface. In addition, results suggest that functional colicin K receptors can be transferred from sensitive to resistant strains, thus conferring colicin sensitivity.
D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D003087:Colicins / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D003090:Coliphages / Q000235:genetics; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004492:Edetic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D007700:Kinetics; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
D003087:Colicins; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; C028593:colicin receptor, E coli; D004492:Edetic Acid